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The University Grants Commission (UGC) was founded on the 28th of December, in the year 1953. It is a statutory organization of the Government of India. It works for the coordination, determination and maintenance of standards of teaching, examination and research in university education.
The UGC NET is conducted two times a year by NTA (National Testing Agency). The first is in June and the next in December. The UGC NET Exam is mainly for the candidates who are looking for an Assistant Professor job in Indian Universities and Colleges after their post-graduation. Candidates who are capable of scoring high marks will be considered eligible for Junior Research Fellowship (provided they have passed the necessary cut-off).
There are 81 subjects approved by UGC for the NET exam. The article given below will give you a brief idea about the general pattern of the exam of UGC NET 2022. A detailed description of the syllabus of the commerce paper (subject code-08) is also given.
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Exam Pattern UGC NET Commerce Exam 2022
The UGC NET exam pattern consists of paper 1 and paper 2. There are 150 objective questions in total. The details of both papers and their marks are given in the following table. The time allotted for the exam is 3 hours
| Paper | Number of questions | Maximum marks |
| Paper 1 | 50 | 100 |
| Paper 2 | 100 | 200 |
| Total | 150 | 300 |
The marking scheme of UGC NET 2022 is as given below
| Answer | Marks allotted |
| Correct | 2 |
| Incorrect | 0 |
| Not attempted | 0 |
As shown above, there are no negative marks for wrongly answered questions or unanswered questions.
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NET Syllabus 2022 PDF
There is no separate syllabus for paper 1. It is a general paper and is common to all participants while paper 2 is subject-specific.
Syllabus for paper 1 of UGC NET Exams 2022
Paper 1 is common to all candidates who are writing the UGC NET 2022 Exam in different streams/ subjects of their choice. Important topics are listed in the table below
| Unit | Topic name |
| 1 | Teaching Aptitude |
| 2 | Research Aptitude |
| 3 | Comprehension |
| 4 | Communication |
| 5 | Mathematical Reasoning and Aptitude |
| 6 | Logical Reasoning |
| 7 | Data Interpretation |
| 8 | Information and Communication Technology (ICT) |
| 9 | People, Development and Environment |
| 10 | Higher Education System |
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Syllabus for paper 2 of UGC NET 2022 Commerce Exams
The candidates must only participate in the exam by choosing the subjects for which they have gained their postgraduate degree or a related subject if the actual subject is not present in UGC’s list.
| Unit | Topic |
| 1 | Business Environment and International Business |
| 2 | Accounting and Auditing |
| 3 | Business Economics |
| 4 | Business Finance |
| 5 | Business Statistics and Research Methods |
| 6 | Business Management and Human Resource Management |
| 7 | Banking and Financial Institutions |
| 8 | Marketing Management |
| 9 | Legal Aspects of Business |
| 10 | Income-tax and Corporate Tax Planning |
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UGC NET Commerce Syllabus 2022 PDF
UGC NET Commerce Syllabus 2022 PDFs are made available in the tables given below. Click on the link to view and download UGC NET Commerce Syllabus 2022 PDF both in English and Hindi language.
| Paper | |
| UGC NET 2022 Syllabus of paper 1 in English | click here |
| UGC NET 2022 Syllabus of paper 1 in Hindi | click here |
| UGC NET 2022 Syllabus of paper 2 in English | click here |
| UGC NET 2022 Syllabus of paper 2 in Hindi | click here |
UGC NET Commerce Notes
- Business Environment Notes
- Business Finance Notes
- Business Economics Notes
- Business Statistics & Research Method Notes
- Business Management and Human Resource Management Notes
- Marketing Management Notes
- Financial Institutions and Banking Notes
- Legal Aspects of Business Notes
- International Business Notes
UGC NET Paper 1 Notes
- Teaching Aptitude
- Research Aptitude
- Comprehension
- Communication
- Mathematical Reasoning and Aptitude
- Logical Reasoning
- Data Interpretation
- Information and Communication Technology (ICT)
- People, Development and Environment
- Higher Education system.
UGC NET Commerce Syllabus 2021 Paper 1 and paper 2 analysis
Most of the last year’s candidates of UGC NET claimed that the difficulty of paper 1 ranged from easy to medium whereas that of paper 2 ranged from medium to difficult. To prepare for the exam efficiently, first, we have to have a clear idea about its syllabus and exam pattern. Now that you have it, download the entri app for efficient and fast-paced learning.
